Sale reports / New York / Finger Lakes Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Finger Lakes Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Feeder Dairy Calves · Canandaigua, New York · Wed, Sep 23
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1974
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 232▼ 64 vs year ago 316 · −20.3%
Feeder Dairy Calves receipts
145 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 119▲ 22 vs year ago 123 · +17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply moderate, demand good. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Supply moderate, demand moderate. Number 1 Holstein Feeder Bull Calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply moderate, demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,84684.031,5514thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53359.6191462
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31254.6971745
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15639.794608thin
Dairy HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,41295.781,3529thin
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,29393.351,2072thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,293105.781,36818
HeifersChoiceAverage1,281100.561,2884thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,425105.451,50330
SteersChoiceAverage1,498100.371,50410

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups
ClassGradeAvg wtPriceHead
BullsNumber 1102132.79/cwt24
BullsNumber 29679.49/cwt18
BullsNumber 39442.78/cwt19
BullsUtility9017.04/cwt9
HeifersNumber 1107155.07/cwt6
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing8725.66/cwt3

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Canandaigua Stockyards Livestock Auction - Canandaigua, NY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls——1,77978.87/cwt78.00–79.501,4032
Bulls——1,91389.18/cwt87.00–91.501,7062
BullsNumber 1—123110.00/cwt110.00–110.001351
BullsNumber 1—8485.00/cwt85.00–85.00712
BullsNumber 1—96105.62/cwt100.00–112.501014
BullsNumber 1—103108.85/cwt100.00–125.001129
Dairy HeifersChoice and Prime—1,41295.78/cwt92.50–99.001,3529
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime—1,29393.35/cwt92.50–94.001,2072
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15639.79/cwt30.00–52.004608
HeifersChoice—1,281100.56/cwt98.00–102.001,2884
HeifersChoice and Prime—1,293105.78/cwt104.00–108.001,36818
HeifersUtility/Non-Tubing—8725.66/cwt20.00–32.25223
SteersChoice—1,498100.37/cwt98.00–103.001,50410
SteersChoice and Prime—1,425105.45/cwt103.00–107.501,50330
BullsNumber 3—7130.00/cwt30.00–30.00211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38659.50/cwt58.00–66.0082511
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28853.13/cwt46.00–57.5068434
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60265.94/cwt63.00–70.001,05610
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44654.87/cwt52.00–56.5079313
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,54559.56/cwt57.00–62.5092039
BullsNumber 3—10545.96/cwt40.00–55.00485
BullsNumber 3—9448.23/cwt40.00–62.50457
BullsUtility—7512.50/cwt12.50–12.5091
BullsUtility—10615.00/cwt15.00–15.00161
BullsUtility—8415.14/cwt10.00–20.00133
BullsUtility—9420.12/cwt15.00–25.00194
BullsNumber 2—11787.50/cwt87.50–87.501021
BullsNumber 2—8760.92/cwt55.00–70.00533
BullsNumber 2—10487.52/cwt82.50–90.00913
BullsNumber 2—9581.63/cwt65.00–97.507811
BullsNumber 3—11050.00/cwt50.00–50.00551
BullsNumber 3—8533.09/cwt25.00–45.00285
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—112184.85/cwt175.00–195.002073
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—103192.51/cwt190.00–195.001982
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—124175.00/cwt175.00–175.002171
BullsNumber 1Beef Cross—86195.12/cwt185.00–205.001682
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—87150.00/cwt150.00–150.001311
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—103140.00/cwt140.00–140.001441
HeifersNumber 1Beef Cross—113160.11/cwt140.00–175.001814

How this sale compares

New York weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New York auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.